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Plant Camellia sinensis (Theaceae)

Common Names
Tea
How this plant is used
Food

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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
THEASINENSIN-F 0 Leaf not available 20.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASINENSIN-G 0 Leaf not available 8.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASPIRANE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASPIRONE 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEASPIRONE 0 Leaf Essent. Oil not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEIFERIN-A 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEIFERIN-B 0 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Anther not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Flower not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Leaf 500.0 1100.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Pericarp not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Seed Coat not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOBROMINE 21 Stem not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOGALLIN 0 Leaf 6.0 56.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Leaf 2.0 4.0 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
THEOPHYLLINE 36 Seed not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THIAMIN 31 Leaf 1.0 4.0 -0.90 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
THREONINE 4 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
THYMOL 71 Leaf not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
View the list of ubiquitous chemicals
List of plant activities.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antigastrotic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigenotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Antigiardial 1 Meckes, M., Calzada, F., Tapia-Contreras, A., Cedillo-Rivera, R. 1999. Antiprotozoal Properties of Helianthemum glomeratum. Phytotherapy Research, 13(2): 102-105.
Antigingivitic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiglaucomic 3 Werbach, M. 1993. Healing with Food. Harper Collins, New York, 443 pp.
Antiglossitic 1 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
Antiglutamaergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigonadotrophic 2 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Antigonadotropic 3 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antigranular 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigranulocytopenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antigrey 1 Martindale's 29th
AntiGTF 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihalitosic 3 American Health, 12(4): 17, 1993.
Antihangover 4 Duke, 1992 *
Antiheartburn 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihelicobacter 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihematuric 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antihemolytic 2 Ohnishi, M., Morishita, H., Iwahashi, H., Toda, S., Shirataki, Y., Kimura, M., and Kido, R. 1993. Inhibitory Effects of Chlorogenic Acids on Linoleic Acid Peroxidation and Haemolysis. Phytochemistry. 36(3): 579-583. 1994.
Antihemorrhagic 2 Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.